A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on november 6th, 2021 @ 5:32am

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CHAPTER THIRTY - TEAM

TAKASHI COULD HEAR AOBA JOHSAI'S cheer squad as he bit his nail nervously. Nagata glanced over at him as he slapped his hand away. "Will you stop that? Sheesh, four years have passed and you still have that terrible habit." Nagata stated. "Weren't you the one who told us they will be fine?"

Takashi sighed. "I know, Nagata. I want Karasuno to win this. But no matter what the outcome will be, one team is going to get hurt." He said.

"I agree. This is the final set. One where they finally settle things with Seijoh." Nagata agreed.

Asahi was up to serve as everyone on the sidelines cheered him on. He did his jump serve as Kyotani saved it. Oikawa tossed to Iwaizumi, who scored the first point in the final set. Oikawa was up to serve next.

"Oikawa-san, nice serve!"

The whistle blew as Oikawa did his jump serve and Asahi received it.

"It's past the net! It's coming direct!"

"Kyotani! Direct!"

Kyotani slammed the ball over as Tanaka tried to block him, but was too late as he gained a point for Aoba Johsai.

"Oikawa's serves will definitely be a pain in the ass." Kobayashi commented.

"If Aoba Johsai wins, I vote we blame Kageyama-san."

"Uyeda, you bastard! Show some respect to your seniors!"

Oikawa was up to serve again. "Oikawa, one more! Nice serve!" One of his teammates shouted out.

Oikawa did his jump serve once more and Daichi was there to receive it. Tobio tossed to Tanaka but he ended up getting blocked by Kindaichi and Kyotani as the ball went out.

"Yeah!" Tanaka cheered.

"Tanaka, nice kill!"

"Tsukishima, nice serve!"

Tsukishima served the ball as Watari saved it.

"Mad Dog-chan!" Oikawa shouted, tossing the ball towards Kyotani. Hinata and Tanaka jumped up to block him as the ball went out.

Takashi looked over at the score to see where they were at.

Aoba Johsai

07

Karasuno

06

"The final set's also really close." Uyeda commented, looking at the score.

"Yeah, but neither team hasn't been able to get in the lead even once yet." Kobayashi spoke. "They can't afford to be far behind."

Asahi was up next to serve as the whistle blew. Asahi did his jump serve and scored a point for Karasuno.

"Yeah!" Asahi cheered.

"Nice course!" Ukai and Takeda shouted in unison. The scores were now tied.

"Asahi, one more! Nice serve!"

Asahi did his jump serve once more but Hanamaki was able to receive it. Oikawa tossed to Kindaichi who jumped up to spike the ball and gained a point for Aoba Johsai.

Takashi looked over to see that Oikawa up to serve again as Karasuno was on high alert.

Oikawa did his jump serve as it hit the net. Tanaka tossed the ball over to Tobio who tossed over to Tsukishima. Iwaizumi covered for Oikawa as Kyotani got ready to slam the ball.

Kyotani slammed the ball as Tsukishima and Tanaka jumped up to block him, gaining a point for Karasuno.

"Blocked out!" Hinata, Yamaguchi, and Sugawara exclaimed in unison.

Tanaka slapped the Tsukishima's back. "Great job reading that, Tsukishima! How'd you come up with that?" He asked.

"It was nothing." Tsukishima mumbled.

Tsukishima served once the whistle blew as Watari saved it as Kyotani headed towards the net.

"That #16's coming!" Daichi called out.

Kyotani slammed the ball down as Kageyama was late on blocking him.

"Out!" Tsukishima shouted, moving to the side. Takashi looked over to the scoreboard.

Aoba Johsai

08

Karasuno

09

"They flipped the score back around!" Takashi thinks to himself.

"We're gonna push forward!" Daichi shouted.

"Yeah!" Everyone shouted back.

TWEEEET!

Takashi looked over to see that Aoba Johsai was calling a time out.

Once the game resumed, Tsukishima was up to serve again.

"Tsukishima, one more! Nice serve!" Daichi encouraged as the blonde served the ball.

"Got it!" Watari shouted, receiving the ball.

"Mad Dog-chan!" Oikawa called out, sending the ball over to Kyotani. Hinata and Tanaka jumped up to block him, successfully doing so.

Takashi took a look at the score.

Aoba Johsai

08

Karasuno

10

TWEEEET!

Takashi looked over to see that Aoba Johsai was switching out Kyotani for Kunimi.

The game continued on both teams keeping up and trying to keep the ball in the air.

"Kunimi-chan!" Oikawa shouted, tossing the ball towards Kunimi, who did a feint, but Tobio was there to receive it.

Nishinoya jumped up over the line. "Ryu!" He shouted, tossing the ball to Tanaka who scored a point.

"Good job reading that, Kageyama." Daichi stated.

"Thanks." Tobio replied.

TWEEEET!

"They're putting him back in." Nagata mumbled as Takashi looked over to see Kyotani was being subbed in for Kunimi.

"That was quick." Kobayashi commented. "Though it must be a gamble for Aoba Johsai."

Tanaka was up to serve as he served it. Though, Iwaizumi was there to receive it.

"Mad Dog-chan!" Oikawa shouted, tossing the ball to Kyotani.

Kyotani slammed the ball, getting the point as Aoba Johsai huddled together.

"Sorry! I'll get the next one!" Daichi informed.

"Yeah!"

Tadahiro took a look at the score.

Aoba Johsai

11

Karasuno

12

Takashi clenched his jaw. "They're slowly catching up. That's not good." He thinks to himself as Kyotani was serving next.

Kyotani threw the ball up in the air and did his jump serve.

"Ryu!" Nishinoya called out as Tanaka received the ball.

Tobio tossed the ball over to Hinata who spiked it but Watari saved it.

"Watacchi, nice!" Oikawa complimented.

Takashi looked over to the scoreboard to see that both teams were tied with 12 points. Kyotani was up to serve again as he did another jump serve and Nishinoya received it.

Tobio tossed the ball to Hinata once more but Iwaizumi dived over to receive it on time.

"Chance ball!"

"Hit it, Asahi!"

Asahi jumped up and slammed the ball down as Watari tried to receive it, but fell over, making the point go to Karasuno.

TWEEEET!

"You're awesome, Asahi-san." Nishinoya complimented. "It got totally knocked out."

"Thanks!" Asahi replied.

"Who's the senpai here?" Daichi questioned as Hinata looked irritated.

The game resumed as both teams were tied with 15 points. Oikawa was up to serve again.

"Again?" Uyeda questioned as Kobayashi let out a long sigh.

"I feel like my life span gets shorter every time it's Oikawa's turn to serve." Kobayashi muttered.

The whistle blew as Oikawa did his jump serve. "Daichi-san!" Nishinoya shouted as Daichi dived over to save the ball.

"Chance ball!" Watari called out, receiving the ball.

"Damn it!" Daichi cursed.

Oikawa tossed over to Kindaichi who scored a point as Tanaka was late on blocking him. Both Oikawa and Kindaichi cheered.

"A really sharp wipe... Kindaichi's movements are different from the Inter-High." Takashi thought as Oikawa was up to serve once more.

Oikawa did his jump serve as Nishinoya received it. "Sorry! Tsukishima, get it!" Nishinoya said.

"Push through, Kindaichi!"

Both Tsukishima and Kindaichi grabbed onto the ball but Tsukishima pushed it over as it landed on the opposite side of the court, making Karasuno get the point.

Nishinoya slapped Tsukishima's back. "Thanks, Tsukishima!" He said.

Nishinoya switched out as Hinata was subbed in. Hinata stood next to Tobio.

"The Great King really is amazing." Hinata commented.

"Do you really understand that?" Tobio asked.

"I can at least tell something is amazing about him." Hinata replied as Tobio looked irritated, remembering something his older brother had told him in the past.

"If you were more like Tōru, perhaps I would be more willing to teach you!"

"But!"

Tobio jumped at Hinata's loud voice, placing his fist on his jersey. "If I'm here, you're invincible." He declared.

"All of your spikes kept getting picked up, so what are you talking about?" Tobio questioned.

"What'd you say?"

"Baseless courage... Nice." Tanaka commented.

"Th-There is though... there's base." Hinata stated.

The whistle blew as Tsukishima served the ball and Hanamaki received it. Oikawa tossed over to Kyotani who jumped up.

Hinata and Tanaka jumped up to block him as they got a one-touch in.

"Got it!" Daichi called out as he saved the ball. Hinata charged forward as Hinata jumped up, but flew too far forward.

Tobio tossed to Hinata as the ball was too close to the net.

"Up front!"

"Slam it down!"

Oikawa and Tobio both shouted in unison. Hinata managed to slam the ball down on the ground, getting a point for Karasuno.

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A/N: Another chapter is done! Also, I can already smell the comments from that one line that I made, I swear. I smelt them when I was writing it. Anyways, thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1475 words.